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In reply to "BillFrugge" who wrote the following:
> On 2017-07-09 22:31:41 +0000, **PCZ** said:
>
> > The worst part is definiely renaming the episodes.
> > It doesn't matter how automated your tools, YOU have to do some naming.
> >
> > If i am going to rip a commercial DVD set (still protected physical media)
> > I use 2 things.
> >
> > 1:MakeMKV despite it's name it is not an encoder it is a ripper.
> > It finds the episodes on the disc and rips to seperate files.
> > Output from each disc needs to go into a different directory, not much
> > choice
> > really as the episodes are all called Title0x.
> >
> > Time taken to do this varies dependent on how well the disc is protected.
> >
> > When the first disc is done i get the next one started and rename the output
> > from the first.
> > At a minimum the titleOx files need to have to have season and episode.
> > IE:s03e08
> > no need to get fancy it just needs to be enough to allow Sonarr to catalogue
> > them and rename with show and episode titles later.
> >
> > rinse and repeat.
> >
> > 2:Handbrake
> > Mostly i will then start loading up handbrake with the DVD rips
> > Directory by directory as there ripped and named.
> >
> > First i take a look at a cross section of the episode rips to determine
> > how much
> > cropping is required.
> > The bit rate to use and the resolution.
> >
> > Some of the old classics can be terrible with huge black bars left
> > right top and
> > bottom and an image that keeps moving left and right just for fun.
> >
> > Handbrake can auto crop but i rarely allow it to do so.
> > All my presets use custom cropping.
> >
> > I will then make a test encode or two to check settings.
> > No need to let them finish abort after a few minutes is encoded.
> >
> > Then full steam ahead load up the rips.
> >
> > I add the show to Sonarr and it downloads info from the TVDB.
> > Then i put the encoded files into the show directory and let Sonarr scan for
> > them.
> > As long as it recognise season and episode numbers it is happy.
> > Then i let it rename which tidys everything up nicely adding the episode
> > title
> > etc.
> >
> > If i had to add episode titles manually i would find a new hobby :)
>
> My process is much simpler.
>
> I first rip the disc to hard drive with anydvd. One folder per disc.
>
> I then rip the disc with VidCoder. This produces 1 file for each
> episode with disc name and title number. I go with automatic cropping,
> constant quality (variable bitrate) and I try to match resolution with
> the original. I also try to get chapter stops and subtitles. (OCD?) I
> usually check the first file that finishes plus a few more along the
> way.
>
> For naming, I use FileBot. It's a pretty slick little utility. It can
> find names from tvdb automatically if the files are named with title,
> season, and episode, or even the episode title. For my purposes, I have
> it search for the series and then I line each file up with the episode
> name by dragging. I've established a RegEx line that formats the names
> to my preference. (series.SxEE.title instead of series.sSSeEE.title.)
>
> For dvds, I have PowerDVD set to show information. When I play an
> episode it shows me the title number. I haven't found anything that
> helps with Blu-Ray, though...
I still use Slysoft.
I had issues with it as a deamon on my win 10 PCs and manually load it up if
required.
Hence i started to use Makemkv.
I do have an old Win 7 box with the red fox permenantly on the bottom right
Works much better there and i can rip on the fly without any copying to HD
first.
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